Steinberg Media Technologies AG

Audiolink 96 System

Driver for MacOS 8.6 or higher

Important information: Driver version 2.01

This driver may require an update of the PCI-/CardBus card. To update use the driver in the folder Audiolink 96 FUT

New driver:

- Completely new I/O-box design with phase locked inputs and outputs (0 )
- Intelligent Clock Control
- Frequency measurement and display of all input signals
- SyncCheck of all input signals (new: SPDIF, word clock)
- Complete support for Multiset
- Simultaneous operation of Multiset and Digiset
- Extended Audiolink 96 bus protocol
- Verification of hardware revision (firmware of PCI-/CardBus interface)
- Flash Tool for updating (external program)

New TotalMix:

- Support for up to three systems
- Complete support for Multiset
- Automatic adaptation of TotalMix view in Double Speed operation
- Dialog Level Meter Setup Options with several settings added
- Hotkey Alt for Mute and Solo added

Bugfixes:

- ADAT Sync Clock did not work
- Crashes with Digital Performer

Unfortunately some features did not make it into version 2.0. These will be available later as driver update on our website:

- Audiolink 96 Meter Bridge (external program)
- OMS/MIDI
- Dialog Level Meter Setup Options (samples for Over)
- PCICheck (display of the compuiter's PCI/CardBus interface efficiency)
- Software controlled varispeed/varipitch
- TMS (Channel Status Analysis, Track Marker Support)


Note: This ASIO 2.0 driver does not support Sound Manager.

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Installation:

Open the Audiolink 96-folder on the Steinberg Driver CD. Doubleclick the Audiolink 96-Installer.
The installer will automaticly copy all the files, that are needed into your system. In between you will be asked for a location of the ASIO-Drivers. If you have more than one Hostprogramm, which uses ASIO, you have to repeat this procedure, or copy it manually into the desired folder. 
To finish installation reboot the computer.

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Configuration of the Audiolink 96 is done through the Settings dialog, which can be called from within any ASIO compatible software (for example Audio/System/ASIO Control Panel). To be able to call up the Settings dialog at any time we recommend to create an Alias on the desktop. To create an Alias select 'Audiolink 96 Settings' with the mouse cursor, press and hold the Apple and Alt keys on your keyboard, and drag 'Audiolink 96 Settings' to the desired location.

When starting 'Audiolink 96 TotalMix' the Audiolink 96 mixer comes up and allows you to configure the digital real-time mixer of the Digiface.

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Driver files explained:

Audiolink 96 Driver: MacOS hardware driver
Audiolink 96 Settings: Settings dialog
Audiolink 96 TotalMix: TotalMix, digital real-time mixer
Audiolink 96 ASIO: ASIO 2.0 driver
digibox.bin: Firmware of the Digiset I/O Box
multibox.bin: Firmware of the Multiset I/O Box
default.mix: Default settings for TotalMix
default.vol: Default settings for Digiset/Multiset, as long as TotalMix isn't started
preset1.mix to preset8.mix: Presets for the Audiolink 96 mixer


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